New legislation changes time period for service of a responsive pleading, Bar seeks member feedback

Act 442 provides that a responsive pleading must be made within 20 days, except that a 45-day period applies in the following cases: 1) The defendant is the state or an officer, agent, employee or agency of the state; or 2) The defendant in an action is an insurance company or the complaint alleges that a tort occurred.

The text of the act is among those linked from this earlier post.

The State Bar's Litigation Section seeks feedback from Bar members regarding problems posed by this Act.